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CINCINNATI – The person who oversees daily operations at Cincinnati’s City Hall will leave his job by month’s end.

Mayor-elect John Cranley announced Wednesday night that City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. has agreed to resign by the time Cranley and the next City Council take office Dec. 1.

The announcement capped five days of tense negotiations, which began when Cranley met privately with Dohoney on Saturday morning.

Cranley said Dohoney’s departure would occur “by mutual agreement.”

“I have nothing but respect for Milton,” Cranley said at a hastily called press conference at Fountain Square. “I voted to hire him, but we have agreed to go in different directions. I wish him nothing but the best.”

Dohoney couldn’t be reached for comment.

Cranley was part of the City Council that hired Dohoney in June 2006, at Mayor Mark Mallory’s suggestion.

Referring to the action, Cranley said, “That was eight years ago. We both agree now that it’s best for both of us to go our separate ways.”

In his job as city manager, Dohoney managed municipal government’s daily operations, was responsible for a $1 billion annual budget and a 5,600-member workforce.

During his tenure, Dohoney shepherded two major projects that Cranley campaigned against – the city’s streetcar project and leasing the city’s parking system to the Port Authority.

A new City Council majority was elected earlier this month that supports Cranley’s stance on the two projects.